Q. Protocol used for receiving an email is:
Answer: POP–3
Notes: There are two primary protocols used by email client applications to retrieve email from mail servers: Post Office Protocol (POP) and the Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP). POP3 is a standard mail protocol used to receive emails from a remote server to a local email client. POP3 allows us to download email messages on your local computer and read them even when we are offline.

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